Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

"...Ugh! That idiot! I told him not to go to the Land of Rain unless it's absolutely necessary, and now look what's happened..."

Shinto's feelings are also complicated. In the original story, Jiraiya went to the Land of Rain to reminisce with his disciple Nagato and got killed. In the end, they couldn't even find his body. He thought he had warned Jiraiya before, and that the idiot wouldn't do anything stupid again, but he still had to go and get himself killed.

Nagato's Six Paths of Reincarnation is still quite formidable if you don't know its full extent. Just look at how he single-handedly crippled Konoha, the largest village in the ninja world. If it weren't for Nagato's ultimate verbal sparring, the largest village in the ninja world would have become history.

We've been friends for years, but I never expected we still couldn't get past this hurdle.

"How did they kill Jiraiya? The Akatsuki were almost all out hunting tailed beasts. Was that Rinnegan really that powerful...?"

After his initial shock, Ebizo looked at Shinto with a puzzled expression. He knew that a Double Flower Red Staff member was not someone to be killed easily. Anyone who could reach the rank of Double Flower Red Staff member must have some special skills. Moreover, Jiraiya's skill was definitely a Sage Mode technique. Although it was only half-baked, it was still a Sage Mode technique. Many people in the ninja world dared not confront Jiraiya head-on when he activated Sage Mode.

Although the Rinnegan is said to be a legendary eye, no one has ever seen it. He thought that if Jiraiya wanted to run away, he should be able to escape, right?

Of all the people in their group, only Shinto had ever seen the leader of the Akatsuki. As for just how powerful the Rinnegan was, probably only Shinto knew.

"...I've never actually fought him, so I can't really explain it. But when I first met the leader of Akatsuki, he gave me a really strange feeling. It's true that his eyes are very strong, after all, they're the Rinnegan. But...that person didn't give me that feeling. Honestly, if we were to actually fight, I could beat him to a pulp with one punch. It's a really strange feeling..."

The Rinnegan is definitely awesome!

However, it also depends on who controls it. In Madara's hands, it can take on the entire ninja world single-handedly, and even the two Senju brothers would be crushed in the ground. But Nagato, who is a weakling who has to consume his life force every time he uses a skill, is another story.

However, he couldn't tell Ebizo and the others this yet, since he genuinely hadn't fought with Nagato, and explaining it would be troublesome...

1084. Orochimaru concealed the fact that he was illiterate.

"This was sent back to Konoha by Jiraiya through a summoning beast when he was dying. Konoha hopes you can see if you can decipher it and see what Jiraiya wants to express."

Hearing Masato's vague explanation, Rasa shook his head and said to get down to business.

So far, the only people who have seen the leader of Akatsuki besides Lord Shinto are Jiraiya from Konoha. Even the information sent back by Sasori doesn't contain much information about the leader, and Lord Shinto doesn't know much about him either, since he's only met him once or twice and exchanged a few words with him. It's wishful thinking to think that he can understand the leader's background based on that.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." To understand the leader of the Akatsuki, we still need to rely on the news that Jiraiya sent back to Konoha. After all, although Jiraiya is dead, he did fight the leader head-on.

"...31, 8, 106, 7, 207, 15...Aren't you guys overestimating me? You could say these six numbers are the winning numbers for the next lottery, and people would believe it. Who knows what Jiraiya meant by that..."

Masato stared speechlessly at the six numbers on the note, looking up at the sky.

He's been here for decades. The Naruto world isn't some cultivation world where the stronger you are, the smarter you are, and you can't remember everything you see. Besides, when he watched Naruto, he was too busy watching the fights to remember these details. It's already pretty good that he remembers some of the main plot points, like the savior and the second male lead being the main force sealing Kaguya.

Who knows what Jiraiya meant by writing those six numbers? He's supposed to be a great writer, he should at least have written a few words, right? Just writing numbers, who knows what that means...?

"...Could it be some kind of code for the rendezvous? The Konoha Anbu loves playing these kinds of tricks..."

Yekura also stroked his chin and said.

She had worked in the Anbu for several years and had dealt with Konoha's Anbu quite a bit. Konoha's way of transmitting messages was much more complicated than their Sunagakure's. They would use a bunch of messy numbers to convey what could be summed up in just a few words.

While this method ensures the message isn't intercepted, it presents a significant challenge for translators, as the Sand Village certainly doesn't use this technique...

"Probably not. You're too young to understand Jiraiya. He was a complete failure in Konoha since he was a kid, practically illiterate. Nobody knew he was illiterate because Orochimaru, his teammate, covered up his weakness. You can ask him to kill people, but asking him to memorize those messy Morse codes is harder than killing him... Besides, if it were a code, Konoha would have deciphered it long ago, why would they need my help... However... although I don't know what these numbers mean, I have a rough idea of ​​what Jiraiya is trying to say."

Masato shook his head and then fell into deep thought.

What Yekura is talking about is a trick that only highly cultured people like White Fang, Kakashi, and Orochimaru would use. For them, memorizing a set of Morse code is a piece of cake, but it's impossible for someone like Jiraiya. If he had that kind of patience to memorize a set of Morse code, he wouldn't have been a bottom of his class as a child.

However... Jiraiya sent the message back to Konoha after fighting Nagato, so what he wanted to convey must be related to Nagato himself. What is it about the now-dead Nagato that Jiraiya cares about and is willing to risk his life to send back to Konoha? Thinking about it this way, Shinto probably guessed what message Jiraiya wanted to send to Konoha.

What made Jiraiya care about Nagato the Death Knight was his identity and his Rinnegan. First of all, his identity was obvious. Although many people in the ninja world were not clear about who the leader of the Akatsuki was, Nagato the Death Knight did not try too hard to keep it a secret. Anyone who wanted to find out could find out. After all, the Akatsuki organization in the Land of Rain was a relatively famous organization in the Land of Rain. It's just that no one now associates this terrifying organization with the organization that once worked to save the suffering people of the Land of Rain.

Furthermore, Orochimaru, Danzo, and others all knew Nagato's identity as the leader. It's likely that Jiraiya discovered Nagato's identity, which is why he ignored his advice and went to the Land of Rain alone to try and reform his former disciple. However, because he didn't have complete information about Nagato's Rinnegan, he was tricked and killed by the Six Paths Puppet. Otherwise, with Jiraiya's strength, even though his Sage Mode was only half-baked, it was still Sage Mode. Besides, it was Nagato who possessed the Rinnegan, not Madara. If Jiraiya had known the characteristics of the Six Paths Puppet, Nagato wouldn't have been able to kill him at all.

Therefore, he estimated that Jiraiya wanted to convey to Konoha about Nagato's strength. However, he never actually encountered Nagato himself, only fighting the Six Paths Puppet. So, what he really wanted to tell Konoha was about the Six Paths Puppet.

Having grasped this point, Shinto roughly understood what those six numbers meant. He wasn't familiar with the life-sustaining Nagato, but he was familiar with the Six Paths Puppet Technique!

If you want to recall the scene where Pain attacked Konoha, aside from fast-forwarding through the dozens of flashback episodes, he watched the battle scenes several times. He knew the Six Paths Puppet Mastery inside and out!

The Six Paths Puppets themselves aren't very strong, but each puppet possesses a unique ability. Without understanding their abilities, they can indeed easily defeat you. However, once you understand their abilities and realize they are all puppets controlled by the black rod inside their bodies, the Six Paths Puppets aren't that threatening. He guessed that Jiraiya must have discovered that the six people he fought for three hundred rounds were actually puppets. As long as he found Nagato, who controlled the puppets, dealing with the Six Paths Puppets wouldn't be too difficult!

"Huh? Lord Shinto guessed it?"

Seeing that Masato looked confident, Rasa asked in surprise.

"If I'm not mistaken, Jiraiya wanted to tell Konoha about the leader's abilities. After all, the Rinnegan is the eye of the legendary Six Paths Elder, and it hasn't appeared for hundreds or thousands of years. So the ninja world has almost no information about the Rinnegan. I think this is the only thing that would make Jiraiya risk his life to reveal."

Masato nodded and said.

"But... even if we understand what these six numbers mean, we still don't know the power of the Rinnegan, do we?"

"Conan's dad" frowned. Although he thought the teacher's guess was correct, he still didn't know what the six numbers meant after talking for so long, so it was pointless to talk about it.

Just kidding, he managed to kill Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin. That Rinnegan is really something else...

1085. If you can't even protect your own people, you might as well go home and herd cattle.

"What's the panic? Your teacher has been around for so many years, what haven't I seen? It's just the Rinnegan, how powerful can it be? Remember this: true power isn't in the eyes, but in the person who possesses them! I've dealt with the Mangekyou Sharingan before, haven't I? Do you really think awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan will make you an Uchiha Madara?"

"I reckon that after they've taken down a few tailed beasts, it'll be our Sand Village's turn. Instead of worrying about this, you should use your time to train Jenny properly. Konoha's green-skinned Guy's disciple was already able to open the Fifth Gate and even perform Drunken Fist at the age of twelve. Look at how old Jenny is now, and she can't even open the Fourth Gate. I'm ashamed to even hear about it."

Shindou looked at his disappointing disciple and said irritably.

Of all the disciples, including Handsome Scorpion, he put the most effort into "Conan's father." Although Handsome Scorpion was his nephew, he used the family's puppetry technique, which was completely different from his own. He could just beat him up occasionally to improve his durability. Handsome Scorpion didn't drink alcohol and wouldn't get drunk and engage in close combat like his father, so he didn't have much to teach him.

Yekura and Meikawa Nai-i are both clan ninjas, so he doesn't need to worry about them in the future. Only "Conan's dad" is a commoner with no background. So, in order for this kid to succeed, he kept fooling Green Skin Dai to get the Eight Gates Formation, hoping that this kid could succeed in the future and not end up as a minor character, like the disciple of the Golden Lion.

I don't expect him to almost kick the game out of the finale like Green Guy did. After all, Green Guy's compatibility with the Eight Gates is what it is. Although this kid's physical talent is not bad, his compatibility with the Eight Gates is not as perfect as Green Guy's.

However, according to his guess as a martial arts expert, "Conan's dad" should be able to open the Seven Gates and beat up Liu Bei's wife, the humanoid tailed beast, if he puts in the effort.

However, because he was caught up in a period of indulgence back then, he missed the golden period for his strength to grow. Now, this kid can open the Seven Gates, but he's just a ten-second man. In ten seconds, let alone opening the Seven Gates and beating up Liu Bei's wife, the humanoid tailed beast, he would struggle to even get into a starting stance.

And I don’t know if it’s a compatibility issue, but this kid’s Eight Gates Formation isn’t as powerful as Green Guy’s. Even if he could forcefully open the Eight Gates and hold on, he probably wouldn’t be able to deal the same damage as Night Guy.

This kid's potential is already set. Six gates is okay, seven gates is barely acceptable. I originally thought that this kid could learn from his mistakes, inherit the older generation's thinking, and if he couldn't do it himself, he would let his son inherit his will and train an eight-gate man. But this kid is actually afraid of his wife and loves his son too much, so he can't be ruthless at all. After training for so long, he can only open four gates now, which is about the same level as Kakashi.

This guy Kakashi isn't supposed to be a tough guy!

What a waste of his talent for convincing people to use the Eight Gates Formation back then...

"....o(╯□╰)o"

Now "Conan's dad" wore a bitter expression and remained silent. Luckily, everyone present was an acquaintance, and no younger relatives were around. Otherwise, a man in his forties getting a scolding from the teacher would have been utterly humiliated...

It would be a lie to say he doesn't want his son to be awesome; who wouldn't want their son to be even more awesome?

He could be ruthless to himself, after all, he'd been that way as a child, but he just couldn't bring himself to be harsh when he saw his son suffering. He swore it had little to do with whether he slept on the floor or not...

.......

During this time, while Sunagakure was on high alert, waiting for Nagato to arrive and end his life.

A storm of Akatsuki gang swept through the ninja world. Following the Two-Tails and the artificial tailed beast, the Four-Tails and Five-Tails of Iwagakure were also taken by Akatsuki gang. Then it was said that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki of Kirigakure was taken by Itachi Uchiha and Kisame of Akatsuki gang in a certain place.

The entire ninja world was in a state of panic. Given the terrifying strength of the Akatsuki and the fact that five tailed beasts had already been taken by them, the leaders of the five great ninja villages hurriedly held a video conference to discuss the safety of the remaining four Jinchuriki and the safe resurrection of the Three-Tails from Kirigakure.

During the meeting, Konoha's leader, Nawaki, proposed to gather the remaining four Jinchuriki together for protection and management, and hoped that Kirigakure would focus on strengthening the revival of the Three-Tails, Isobu, and prevent the Akatsuki from succeeding.

However, after Nawaki made this suggestion, the arrogant Raikage had something to say. The arrogant Raikage proposed that it was fine to gather the Jinchuriki together for protection, but since it concerned the safety of his sworn brother, they had to be gathered together in their Hidden Cloud Village. Moreover, the Hidden Cloud Village had a treacherous terrain and was easy to hide on. "Playing hide-and-seek on my own Turtle Island would be impossible for anyone to find in their entire lives," he said. Compared to Konoha, which was located in the center of the continent with a wide field of vision and had been rebuilt twice, their Hidden Cloud Village's Turtle Island was more suitable for hiding the Jinchuriki.

That's perfectly reasonable, and Rope Tree couldn't find any fault with it. However, Rasa also had something to say at this point. It's true that the terrain of Kumogakure is treacherous and easy to hide in, but our Sunagakure has so many double-flowered red sticks that they're not easy to deal with. Besides, their two Jinchuriki are not easy to deal with either, and there's also the super tough guy Golden Lion. He didn't think that the safety level of Kumogakure's Turtle Island was as high as that of their Sunagakure.

In short, only an idiot would send their village's Jinchuriki to another village. It's a matter of face. Putting aside the fact that they already had a plan to "half-buy, half-give away" the Tailed Beasts to the Akatsuki, even if they didn't have a plan, they wouldn't send their own village's Jinchuriki to another village. Regardless of the value of the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki, doing so would be admitting that their village couldn't protect them.

They are the mighty Sunagakure, the village with the most double-flower red staffs among the five great ninja villages, and they also have the super tough guy Golden Lion. If this lineup can't even protect their own village's Jinchuriki, then they should just stay home and herd cattle instead of playing ninja games!

Thus, the leaders of Konoha, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure expressed their opinions on the safety of the Jinchūriki, engaging in lively discussions for half an hour.

Meanwhile, Onoki and the Mizukage watched the three bickering with dark expressions the entire time, unable to get a word in edgewise...

What can they say?

The four and five tails of Iwagakure have been taken down by Kakuzu and some unknown underling, and the six tails of Kirigakure have been taken down by Itachi Uchiha and Liu Bei's wife. As for the three-tailed Isobu, no one knows when or where it will be resurrected!

Hidan, who will never die: Your great-uncle Onoki's unknown underling! (#｀皿′)

Kisame: You son of a bitch, Liu Bei's wife! 凸(艹皿艹).

1086. Orochimaru is dead? Not a long time from now.

Finally, after more than half an hour of heated arguments between the three leaders of Konoha, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure, the Five Kage Summit still failed to reach a conclusion. During the process, no one could convince anyone else, and no one wanted to send their village's Jinchuriki to another village. Rasa's words made sense: if you can't even protect your own people, what's the point of playing a ninja game?

However, the Akatsuki organization has already taken action and has already captured five tailed beasts. Their lineup is absolutely terrifying and unprecedented. Who knows which village they will target next? Moreover, they will always have to face the Akatsuki organization; there is no way to avoid it. The Akatsuki problem still needs to be solved.

Since the meeting couldn't reach an agreement, they decided to follow the old tradition and hold a Five Kage Summit to discuss things face-to-face, choosing the neutral country of the Land of Iron as the location.

Now that the leaders of the five great ninja villages had no objections, they were all eager to get started. After the meeting, they resolved to work hard and went straight to their studies to await the Five Kage Summit...

......

However, just as the leaders of the five great ninja villages were rubbing their hands together, working hard to prepare to show their strength at the next Five Kage Summit.

The news that Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, a top scientist after Tobirama Senju, and a leading figure in science, had been killed by Sasuke Uchiha suddenly spread throughout the ninja world, catching everyone off guard and leaving them stunned.

Because Jiraiya's death is currently only known to a few people, perhaps to save face for Jiraiya, Konoha has not released the news of Jiraiya's death. After all, this guy has lost face for decades, and Tsunade also wanted to give her friend some final dignity, so she did not say that her friend died at the hands of her former disciple.

Jiraiya's death didn't cause much of a stir in the ninja world. People like Onoki were slightly impressed by the Akatsuki's strength, and people like Kakashi lamented that they wouldn't be able to follow any more major works.

But this time it was different. No one knows where the news came from, but in just a few days, the news that Orochimaru had been killed by Sasuke Uchiha swept across the entire ninja world, leaving everyone stunned.

That's Orochimaru, the Cold-Hearted Lord!

An evil scientist who could withstand attacks from ten thousand men and was even unkillable by the Third Raikage, who grew younger with each passing year, and who single-handedly killed the Third Hokage in Konoha.

How could he be killed by a mere brat like that?

really?

At first, many people thought it was a rumor. This Uchiha Sasuke, at such a young age, is not learning good things and is desperate for fame. He has not learned the humility of his older brother, Uchiha Itachi, but instead dares to fabricate news in order to become famous.

But just when everyone was waiting for Orochimaru to come out and refute the rumors, and to teach that brat Uchiha Sasuke an unforgettable lesson, they waited for a long time without seeing any movement from Orochimaru. According to some unnamed members of the public, the corpse of a white phosphorus snake was found in a large scientific laboratory in the Land of Rivers, confirming that this large scientific laboratory belonged to Orochimaru. At the same time, obvious signs of a fight were also found inside.

Another member of the public, who also wished to remain anonymous, witnessed Uchiha Sasuke walking out of Orochimaru's science laboratory with human pants and leaving the Land of Rivers, without finding any trace of Orochimaru.

At this moment, everyone believed that Orochimaru had indeed been killed by Sasuke Uchiha!

The news caused a huge stir.

It's truly heartbreaking.

That's Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin!

A veteran of the ninja world, a double-flowered red stick, rose to prominence during World War II and lived through World War III, earning a great reputation for decades. Unexpectedly, he was killed by a brat from the Uchiha clan.